A stretch of rural road southwest of Saskatoon was closed to traffic on Monday as RCMP officers investigated the discovery of a body.

In a news release issued late in the day — about 31 hours after the body was found — RCMP confirmed the reason behind the officers’ presence at the scene. RCMP officers and their vehicles had blocked off an area of Township Road 362, also known as Hodgson Road, between Highway 60 to the west and Valley Road.

Warman RCMP “were advised of an unresponsive adult male” at the scene around 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, the release stated.

The man was pronounced dead after police and EMTs arrived.

RCMP spokeswoman Mandy Maier said there was no risk to public safety. An autopsy was set to take place Monday.

No information about the man was released, and RCMP did not say whether foul play is considered a factor in his death.

The RCMP major crimes unit south, the Saskatoon RCMP forensic identification section and the Office of the Chief Coroner are all involved in the investigation.

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